2 And 3, College Yard

WORCESTER

SO8554NW COLLEGE YARD 620-1/17/190 (North side) 22/05/54 Nos.2 AND 3 (Formerly Listed as: COLLEGE YARD No.2) (Formerly Listed as: COLLEGE YARD No.3)

GV II

Pair of houses, now offices. Late C18. Pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond, flat arches of gauged red brick; stone sills and blocking course, stone doorcases; plain tile roof; 2 tall party-wall stacks with cornices and pots; cast-iron grill. 3 storeys with half-basement, 2:1:2 first-floor windows. Ground and first floors have 6/6 sashes; second floor has 3/3 sashes; windows to centre are blind; all in plain reveals and with sills and flat arches. Half-basement opening has cambered arch and grill. 3 renewed steps to outer entrances: that to left a 6-panel door (upper 4 now glazed, lower flush beaded); that to right is a 5-panel door, upper 3 panels are raised and fielded, lower panels are flush beaded; in panelled reveals; overlights have radial glazing bars. Doorcases (alike) have plain pilasters with incised Greek fret, cornice. Crowning moulded cornice and blocking course. INTERIOR: noted as retaining original joinery including panelled shutters; dogleg staircase at left has stick balusters. Plasterwork remains to some rooms. HISTORICAL NOTE: shown on Young's Map of 1779. Part of a good group of buildings which form part of the setting for the Worcester Cathedral (qv). (Young G: Plan of the City and Suburbs of Worcester: 1779-).